HISTORIC AUTO EVENTS THAT CHANGED AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY
The Great Race New York to Paris 1908 DVD is now available! See the incredible story unfold in the words of the winner George Schuster, as told by his Great Grandson Jeff Mahl. Packed with original images from the epic 1908 Race, the saga of this triumph of men and machines brings to life a turning point in automotive history. For his accomplishments, George Schuster was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame and the winning American built Thomas Flyer is featured in the Harrah Collection of the National Automobile Museum in Reno, NV. This professionally produced DVD is now available click: Request for DVD The Great Race - New York to Paris 1908
For insight into the race winner click: George N. Schuster, Sr. Winter Driving Listen to George Schuster describe winter driving in 1908!
INTERESTING IMAGES AND WEBSITES
The new Driving America Exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum opened in January 2012. It features a larger than life image of the Thomas Flyer crew after leaving Buffalo, NY with Monty Roberts at the wheel, and George Schuster front right. George Miller is back left, with T. Walter Williams (New York Times correspondent) standing in the rear. Just below is a 1906 Thomas, as well as artifacts carried by George Schuster in the case below. On display are George's sextant which he used to navigate the world route and the crude map he purchased in Vladivostok.
Poster by R. Cinkel with the Thomas Flyer exhibit National Automobile Museum
The restored Thomas Flyer on exhibit at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Actor Tony Curtis who starred in "The Great Race" movie, a comedy loosely based on this historic race. Mr. Curtis gets in the driver's seat of the Thomas Flyer that won the "real" Great Race.
Thomas Flyer Bronze sculpture by Stanley Wanlass on exhibit at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum
"I've Got a Secret" TV show with host Garry Moore and George Schuster who was a contestant, July 16, 1958. The celebrity panel included Jane Mansfield, Betsy Palmer, Bill Cullen, and Henry Morgan. This was the Thomas Flyer prior to its restoration. Click the vintage video link from July 16, 1958 to see George stump the I've Got A Secret celebrity panel
BOOKS AND OTHER COVERAGE OF THE GREAT AUTO RACE
The Great Automobile Race - New York to Paris 1908
From the original account of the race with forward written by Jeff Mahl (great-grandson of George Schuster), this limited edition book is still available. The 85 pages include details of the winning Thomas Flyer and the epic event, as well as numerous original photographs.
"It shows the American car is on a par with the foreign machine and
From the original account of the race with forward written by Jeff Mahl (great-grandson of George Schuster), this limited edition book is still available. The 85 pages include details of the winning Thomas Flyer and the epic event, as well as numerous original photographs.
"It shows the American car is on a par with the foreign machine and it marks the beginning of the end, in my opinion of the European supremacy." - American Automobile Association, 1908
"Original account of the greatest race ever... It's a must"
Read the Antique Automobile review in the May/June 2008 issue of the Antique Automobile Club of America member's magazine. If you would like a copy of The Great Automobile Race - New York to Paris 1908 signed by the author, click: Request for copy of The Great Automobile Race
Profiles Volume II: Historic & Influential People From Buffalo & WNY - the Early 1900s
Author Rick Falkowski profiles 75 people that contributed to industry, business, politics, law, communications, sports, entertainment, and culture in Western New York during the early 1900s (1900 to 1950). The book differs from Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s as the biological sketches are more detai
Author Rick Falkowski profiles 75 people that contributed to industry, business, politics, law, communications, sports, entertainment, and culture in Western New York during the early 1900s (1900 to 1950). The book differs from Volume I: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY - the 1800s as the biological sketches are more detailed and include information about family members and/or associates of the individual being profiled, along with the residences, buildings, and businesses they built.
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The Western New York Heritage Press Winter 2008
The Western New York Heritage Press Winter 2008
The Western New York Heritage Press Winter 2008 illustrated article by Alan Manchester "The Great Auto Race: Buffalo and The New York to Paris 1908 Automobile Race" tells the epic story from a hometown perspective.
Horseless Carriage Gazette Jan. 1994
The Western New York Heritage Press Winter 2008
Horseless Carriage Gazette Jan. 1994 article by Jeff Mahl.
For complete article click Was it the Men or the Machine?
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